“The Hardest Part” (translated from English - “The most difficult”) is the song of the British band Coldplay , the fourth and last single from their third studio album X&Y . Released on April 3, 2006 as a radio single, and for this reason the song did not make it onto the UK national single chart . The song was praised by critics, a good style of music was noted.
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| Single Coldplay from the X&Y album | |||||||
| Side “A” | "The Hardest Part" | ||||||
| Side B | “How You See the World” (Live at Earls Court) | ||||||
| Released | April 3, 2006 | ||||||
| Format | CD | ||||||
| Recorded by | 2004 | ||||||
| Genre | alternative rock | ||||||
| Duration | 4:25 | ||||||
| Producers | Coldplay Danton Sapple | ||||||
| Songwriters | Coldplay | ||||||
| Label | Parlophone | ||||||
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Content
About the Single
Like the previous single from the X&Y album, “ Talk ” (the title track of which is a kind of tribute to the German band Kraftwerk ), “The Hardest Part” refers the listener to the work of the American band REM [1] [2] According to the band, the motive “The Hardest” Part ”was inspired by the 1991 song“ Losing My Religion ” [3] [4] . The song was removed from the track list of the preliminary version of the X&Y album sent to the label [3] , but was nevertheless included in its final version [5] [6] .
Side “B” is occupied by the song “How You See the World”, performed live at Earls Court [3] .
A live version of The Hardest Part was released on the 2009 live album LeftRightLeftRightLeft [7] .
Music video
The video for “The Hardest Part” was shot March 3, 2006 in St. Petersburg , Florida by director Mary Wigmore. [8] The clip uses frames from the Attitudes talk show , which appeared on the Lifetime channel in 1985-1991. The band members are “added” to the original video through digital technologies, which gives the impression that the group is playing directly on the show [9] . Also in the frame appears Linda Dano , who played in the American soap opera " Another World " [9] . Stage dancers are 84-year-old Barbara Mosley and 25-year-old Gene Spencer. Their performance was recorded in 1990.
List of Songs
The words and music of all songs are written by members of the Coldplay band.
| No. | Title | Duration |
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| one. | "The Hardest Part" | 4:25 |
| 2. | “How You See the World” (Live at Earls Court) | 4:16 |
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( ARIA ) [10] | 40 |
| Belgium / Flanders ( Ultratop 50 ) [11] | 48 |
| Italy ( FIMI ) [12] | nineteen |
| Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) [13] | 25 |
| New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) [14] | 28 |
| Polish Singles Chart [15] | eight |
| IFPI [16] | 15 |
| Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) [17] | 44 |
| Billboard adult contemporary | 37 |
Notes
- ↑ Scaggs, Austin . Coldplay's Quiet Storm , Rolling Stone (August 11, 2005). Archived January 14, 2009. Date of treatment October 13, 2008.
- ↑ Willman, Chris . Summer Music Preview: Coldplay, Entertainment Weekly (March 27, 2005). Date of treatment November 10, 2008.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Coldplay Ezine: Issue 17 ( PDF ). Coldplay.com (April 2006). Date of treatment October 29, 2008. Archived February 13, 2007.
- ↑ World Exclusive: Coldplay, Q (June 2005). Date of treatment November 10, 2008.
- ↑ McLean, Craig . The importance of being earnest , The Guardian (28 May 2005). Date of treatment November 17, 2008.
- ↑ Cohen, Jonathan . Coldplay Finalizes New Album Track List , Billboard (April 4, 2005). Date of treatment November 12, 2008.
- ↑ Kreps, Daniel . Coldplay Reward Fans With Free Live LP "LeftRightLeftRightLeft" , Rolling Stone (May 1, 2009). Date of treatment May 21, 2009.
- ↑ Mary Wigmore . Personal Details . Internet Movie Database . Date of treatment January 15, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Coldplay - The Hardest Part . Virgin Media (April 10, 2006). Date of treatment January 6, 2009.
- ↑ " Australian-charts.com - Coldplay - The Hardest Part" . ARIA Top 50 Singles .
- ↑ " Ultratop.be - Coldplay - The Hardest Part" (nid.) . Ultratop 50 .
- ↑ " Italiancharts.com - Coldplay - The Hardest Part" . Top Digital Download .
- ↑ " Dutchcharts.nl - Coldplay - The Hardest Part" (nid.) . Single Top 100 .
- ↑ " Charts.nz - Coldplay - The Hardest Part" . Top 40 Singles .
- ↑ Polish Singles Chart | .
- ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda - Radio Top100 Oficiálna . IFPI Slovakia.
- ↑ " Swisscharts.com - Coldplay - The Hardest Part" . Swiss Singles Chart .
Links
- Single info and lyrics on the official Coldplay website